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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     271,868</td>
<td class="r data">     109,256</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
<td class="r data">     139,218</td>
<td class="r data">      66,831</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">     132,650</td>
<td class="r data">      42,425</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     315,535</td>
<td class="r data">     128,233</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">     164,098</td>
<td class="r data">      79,184</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">     151,437</td>
<td class="r data">      49,049</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     338,656</td>
<td class="r data">     131,519</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">     177,171</td>
<td class="r data">      82,765</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">     161,485</td>
<td class="r data">      48,754</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     339,294</td>
<td class="r data">     124,688</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
<td class="r data">     176,559</td>
<td class="r data">      78,423</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">     162,735</td>
<td class="r data">      46,265</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     333,491</td>
<td class="r data">     120,029</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">     174,352</td>
<td class="r data">      76,115</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
<td class="r data">     159,139</td>
<td class="r data">      43,914</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     321,616</td>
<td class="r data">     110,393</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">     171,458</td>
<td class="r data">      70,922</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
<td class="r data">     150,158</td>
<td class="r data">      39,471</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     308,286</td>
<td class="r data">     102,770</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">     169,725</td>
<td class="r data">      67,280</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
<td class="r data">     138,561</td>
<td class="r data">      35,490</td>
<td class="r data">    25.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     281,505</td>
<td class="r data">      92,868</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">     158,125</td>
<td class="r data">      61,915</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">     123,380</td>
<td class="r data">      30,953</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     257,440</td>
<td class="r data">      84,870</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">     144,820</td>
<td class="r data">      56,409</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">     112,620</td>
<td class="r data">      28,461</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     229,622</td>
<td class="r data">      75,553</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
<td class="r data">     129,168</td>
<td class="r data">      50,325</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">     100,454</td>
<td class="r data">      25,228</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     254,821</td>
<td class="r data">      98,909</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">     127,768</td>
<td class="r data">      58,205</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">     127,053</td>
<td class="r data">      40,704</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     297,204</td>
<td class="r data">     117,228</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
<td class="r data">     151,994</td>
<td class="r data">      70,070</td>
<td class="r data">    46.1</td>
<td class="r data">     145,210</td>
<td class="r data">      47,158</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     319,248</td>
<td class="r data">     119,823</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">     164,438</td>
<td class="r data">      73,045</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">     154,810</td>
<td class="r data">      46,778</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     320,184</td>
<td class="r data">     113,431</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
<td class="r data">     163,793</td>
<td class="r data">      68,879</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">     156,391</td>
<td class="r data">      44,552</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     313,624</td>
<td class="r data">     108,105</td>
<td class="r data">    34.5</td>
<td class="r data">     160,847</td>
<td class="r data">      65,872</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
<td class="r data">     152,777</td>
<td class="r data">      42,233</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     302,203</td>
<td class="r data">      98,936</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">     158,222</td>
<td class="r data">      60,954</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">     143,981</td>
<td class="r data">      37,982</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     289,528</td>
<td class="r data">      91,628</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
<td class="r data">     156,740</td>
<td class="r data">      57,559</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
<td class="r data">     132,788</td>
<td class="r data">      34,069</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     263,897</td>
<td class="r data">      82,069</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
<td class="r data">     145,677</td>
<td class="r data">      52,380</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">     118,220</td>
<td class="r data">      29,689</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     241,882</td>
<td class="r data">      75,412</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
<td class="r data">     133,944</td>
<td class="r data">      48,150</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">     107,938</td>
<td class="r data">      27,262</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     215,534</td>
<td class="r data">      66,888</td>
<td class="r data">    31.0</td>
<td class="r data">     119,138</td>
<td class="r data">      42,621</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
<td class="r data">      96,396</td>
<td class="r data">      24,267</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,883</td>
<td class="r data">       9,774</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,566</td>
<td class="r data">       8,114</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">       5,317</td>
<td class="r data">       1,660</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      17,026</td>
<td class="r data">      10,367</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,144</td>
<td class="r data">       8,535</td>
<td class="r data">    76.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,882</td>
<td class="r data">       1,832</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      18,075</td>
<td class="r data">      10,982</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,744</td>
<td class="r data">       9,062</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,331</td>
<td class="r data">       1,920</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      17,569</td>
<td class="r data">      10,368</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,535</td>
<td class="r data">       8,698</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,034</td>
<td class="r data">       1,670</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      17,719</td>
<td class="r data">      10,489</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,690</td>
<td class="r data">       8,865</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,029</td>
<td class="r data">       1,624</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      17,362</td>
<td class="r data">      10,033</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,497</td>
<td class="r data">       8,600</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
<td class="r data">       5,865</td>
<td class="r data">       1,433</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      16,685</td>
<td class="r data">       9,713</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,187</td>
<td class="r data">       8,336</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,498</td>
<td class="r data">       1,377</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      15,383</td>
<td class="r data">       9,139</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,504</td>
<td class="r data">       7,922</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,879</td>
<td class="r data">       1,217</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      13,982</td>
<td class="r data">       8,333</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,526</td>
<td class="r data">       7,187</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,456</td>
<td class="r data">       1,146</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      12,357</td>
<td class="r data">       7,426</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,515</td>
<td class="r data">       6,497</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,842</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,164</td>
<td class="r data">         573</td>
<td class="r data">    49.2</td>
<td class="r data">         884</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,305</td>
<td class="r data">         638</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
<td class="r data">         960</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,333</td>
<td class="r data">         714</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">         989</td>
<td class="r data">         658</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,541</td>
<td class="r data">         889</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,231</td>
<td class="r data">         846</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,148</td>
<td class="r data">       1,435</td>
<td class="r data">    66.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,815</td>
<td class="r data">       1,378</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,051</td>
<td class="r data">       1,424</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,739</td>
<td class="r data">       1,368</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,073</td>
<td class="r data">       1,429</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,798</td>
<td class="r data">       1,385</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,225</td>
<td class="r data">       1,660</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,944</td>
<td class="r data">       1,613</td>
<td class="r data">    83.0</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,576</td>
<td class="r data">       1,125</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,350</td>
<td class="r data">       1,072</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,731</td>
<td class="r data">       1,239</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,515</td>
<td class="r data">       1,207</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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